JP2000124989A - Telephone system and incoming call informing method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To instantaneously recognize a caller in the case of an incoming call by preliminarily recording sound information intrinsic to the caller which is made correspond to caller identification information to identify the caller and reproducing the sound information corresponding to the caller identification information to be obtained in the case of the incoming call. SOLUTION: A RAM: 19 is provided with a caller registration memory and plural sets of data are preliminarily stored in the caller registration memory by defining a telephone number, a name and voice information of the caller as one set of data. The caller registration memory in the RAM: 19 is retrieved by the telephone number of the caller which is included in a call setting message which is transmitted at a point of time when the incoming call is received by a communication control part 13. When the telephone number applicable to the incoming telephone number exists as a result of retrieval, the name and the voice information corresponding to the telephone number are read, the incoming call is informed by alternately repeating reproduction of the read voice information and a normal ringer tone and the name of the caller is simultaneously displayed on a display part 21.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone apparatus using a caller ID notification service and a method of notifying an incoming call of the telephone apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a caller ID notification service has been started which outputs a notification sound when a call is received and displays who is the caller. Using this caller ID notification service, a ringer sound is set in advance corresponding to the caller number, and when a specific caller number is notified, the ringer sound corresponding to this caller number is sounded. There is.

[0003]

In the ringer sound switching using the caller ID notification service, the ringer sound is selected from a plurality of ringer sounds (ring tones) registered in advance corresponding to the caller number. I have registered.

Therefore, there is a problem that the user can select only a limited ringer sound.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to use a caller ID notification service to switch between a ringer tone and a ring tone, which is more excellent in usability. It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone device and a method of notifying an incoming call of the telephone device.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
Recording means for recording sound information unique to the caller in advance corresponding to caller identification information for identifying the caller; search means for searching for the recording means by caller identification information obtained at the time of an incoming call; And reproducing means for reproducing sound information corresponding to the caller identification information when there is the caller identification information.

[0007] With this configuration, the incoming call is notified by the ringing tone corresponding to the caller using the caller ID notification service, so that the caller can be immediately recognized when receiving a call.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the acoustic information is real voice information obtained from a call partner during a call.

With this configuration, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the invention, the incoming call is notified by the caller's own voice at the time of an incoming call, so that the caller can be more easily recognized.

A third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect of the present invention, the acoustic information is music information.

With this configuration, in addition to the operation of the first aspect of the present invention, the incoming call is notified by the music corresponding to the caller at the time of incoming call, so that the caller can be more easily recognized.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the sound information unique to the caller corresponding to the caller identification information for identifying the caller is recorded and stored in advance, and the caller identification information obtained at the time of the incoming call is recorded. When the stored contents are retrieved and there is the corresponding caller identification information, the sound information corresponding to the caller identification information is reproduced to make a ring tone.

[0013] According to this method, the caller is notified of the incoming call by using a calling sound corresponding to the caller using the caller ID notification service, so that the caller can be immediately recognized at the time of an incoming call.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect of the present invention, the incoming call tone alternately reproduces the acoustic information and a normal incoming call tone.

According to such a method, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 4, the fact that there is an incoming call and the caller thereof are alternately sounded, so that the incoming call can be more effectively notified. .

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention is referred to as PHS (Personal Computer).
nal Handyphone System (simple cordless telephone system) An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a terminal will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the circuit configuration, wherein reference numeral 11 denotes an antenna, to which a transmitting / receiving unit 12 is connected. The transmission / reception unit 12 is composed of a frequency conversion unit and a modem. On the reception side of the frequency conversion unit, a signal input from the antenna 11 is input via an antenna switch for distributing transmission / reception, and is output from the PLL synthesizer. By mixing with a local oscillation signal having a predetermined frequency, the frequency is converted from an 1.9 GHz band to an IF signal in the vicinity of 1 MHz.

On the transmitting side, the π / 4 shifted QPSK modulated wave input from the modem is mixed with a local oscillation signal of a predetermined frequency output from the PLL synthesizer to convert the frequency to a 1.9 GHz band. It radiates from the antenna 11 via the antenna switch.

On the receiving side of the modem, the IF signal from the frequency converter is demodulated and separated into IQ data, which is transferred to the communication controller 13 as a data string. On the transmission side, on the other hand, IQ data is generated from the data transferred from the communication control unit 13 and the π / 4 shift QP is generated.
The signal is modulated to SK and output to the frequency converter.

A communication control unit 13 and a voice processing unit 14 are connected to the transmitting / receiving unit 12 in this order.
4, a speaker 15 on the receiving side and a microphone 16 on the transmitting side are connected.

The communication control unit 13 performs frame synchronization and slot data format processing.
On the receiving side, data for one slot is taken out of the received data sent from the modem of the transmitting / receiving unit 12 at a predetermined timing, a unique word (synchronization signal) is extracted from this data, frame synchronization is performed, and control is performed. After descrambling the data section and the audio data section or the communication data section, the control data and the communication data section are sent to the control section 17 described later, and the audio data is transferred to the audio processing section 14.

On the transmission side, control data and the like are added to the audio data sent from the audio processing unit 14 or the communication data unit sent from the control unit 17, and after scrambling or the like, a unique word or the like is added. In addition, transmission data for one slot is created, inserted into a predetermined slot in the frame at a predetermined timing, and transmitted to the modem of the transmission / reception unit 12.

The audio processing unit 14 is composed of a speech codec and a PCM codec. Among them, the speech codec performs compression / expansion processing of digital data. On the receiving side, the ADPCM sent from the communication control unit 13 is used. Audio signal (4 bits x 8 kHz = 3
2Kbps) to PCM audio signal (8 bits x 8KHz =
Decompress to 64Kbps to expand PCM
Output to codec. On the other hand, the transmitting side converts the PCM audio signal sent from the PCM codec into an ADPC
The signal is compressed by encoding into an M audio signal and output to the communication control unit 13.

The PCM codec is analog /
A digital conversion process is performed. On the receiving side, the PCM audio signal sent from the speech codec is converted to a D / D signal.
A conversion is performed and an analog audio signal is output to the speaker 15. On the transmitting side, on the other hand, the analog audio signal input from the microphone 16 is A / D converted to obtain a PCM audio signal, which is output to a speech codec.

A control unit 17 is connected to the transmission / reception unit 12, the communication control unit 13, and the voice processing unit 14,
A storage device 18, a RAM 19, a key input unit 20, a display unit 21, and a touch panel 22 are connected to the control unit 17.

The control unit 17 is composed of a CPU or the like and controls the entire apparatus based on a predetermined protocol. The storage unit 18 is a control unit 17 for controlling the notification of incoming calls and transmitting and receiving call data. The storage medium 18a stores a control operation program, character pattern data corresponding to character codes, and the like. The RAM 19 includes a transmission buffer for temporarily storing data including communication data handled under the control of the control unit 17, a reception buffer, a flag register for setting various status flags, various counters, and the like, and is shown in FIG. Such as caller registration memory 19
a.

That is, the caller registration memory 19a shown in FIG. 2 stores a plurality of sets of data in advance as a set of the caller's telephone number, name, and voice information.

Here, the voice information is output from the speaker 15 instead of the normal ringer sound upon receiving an incoming call from the corresponding caller, and is output from the caller side during a call with the caller. The transmitted real voice information may be stored, or the user may register sound information in advance corresponding to the caller number and register and set the sound information in the caller registration memory.

As an example of this registration method, when registering a telephone number in a telephone directory, it is conceivable to provide a recording means for recording a ringtone corresponding to the telephone number.

The contents stored in the caller registration memory are always backed up regardless of whether the power switch is turned on or off.

The storage medium 18a is formed of a magnetic or optical storage medium or a semiconductor memory. The storage medium 18a is fixedly provided in the storage device 18 or is detachably mounted. The program, data, and the like stored in the storage medium 18a may be configured to be received and stored from another device connected via a communication line or the like. A storage medium 18a may be provided on the device side, and a program, data, and the like stored in the storage medium 18a may be used via a communication line.

The key input section 20 has a dial key, a "communication" key, an "off" key, a cursor key and the like for inputting a key operation signal for setting each function to the control section 14.

The display unit 21 is composed of, for example, a dot matrix type liquid crystal display panel and its driving circuit, and displays input data and results for various controls.

The touch panel 22 has a transparent film shape and is integrally formed on the display unit 21. The touch panel 22 is operated by the user with his / her finger or a special stylus pen (not shown) according to the display screen position. By performing a touch operation, the coordinate data of the operated position is stored in the control unit 1.
7 to input various characters.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

FIG. 3 shows a process from a normal incoming call waiting state. At the beginning, it waits for an incoming call to its own device (step S01), and when it is determined that there is an incoming call, the telephone number of the caller included in the transmitted call setup message (caller identification) The caller registration memory in the RAM 19 is searched for by using a code (not limited to a caller number as long as the caller can be identified) (step S02).

Then, as a result of the search, it is determined whether or not there is a telephone number corresponding to the telephone number of the incoming caller in the caller registration memory (step S03). Is notified (step S04). At this time, the display unit 21 may simultaneously display the telephone number of the received caller.

In this way, while performing the notification by the normal ringer sound, it is determined whether or not the "call" key of the key input unit 20 has been operated (step S05), and whether or not the call from the caller has been continued (step S06). ) Is sequentially repeated to continue the notification of the incoming call.

If it is determined in step S05 that the "call" key has been operated, it is assumed that the call is responded to, and the notification of the incoming call is stopped at that time and the line connection processing is performed (step S07). ), And proceed to call processing.

If it is determined in step S06 that the call from the caller has been interrupted, the notification of the incoming call is stopped at that time, and the process returns to step S01 to wait for the next incoming call.

Further, in step S03, the RAM 19
As a result of searching the caller registration memory, if it is determined that there is a phone number corresponding to the incoming caller, the name and voice information corresponding to the phone number of the corresponding data are read, and the read voice information is read. Of the incoming call by alternately repeating the reproduction of the sound and the normal ringer sound (step S
08). At this time, the display unit 21 simultaneously displays the name read based on the received caller's telephone number. In step S08, the notification is performed by alternately and repeatedly reproducing the audio information and the normal ringer sound. However, the notification may be performed by synthesizing and reproducing the audio information and the ringer sound.

While the notification corresponding to the caller's telephone number is thus performed, it is determined whether or not the "call" key of the key input section 20 has been operated (step S09), and whether or not the call from the caller has been continued. The notification of the incoming call is continued by repeatedly determining (Step S10).

If it is determined in step S09 that the "call" key has been operated, it is determined that the "call" key has been operated. ), And proceed to call processing.

If it is determined in step S10 that the call from the caller has been interrupted, the notification of the incoming call is stopped at that point, and the process returns to step S01 to wait for the next incoming call.

As described above, when there is an incoming call from a caller whose telephone number has been registered in the caller registration memory of the RAM 19 in advance, the unique voice information ( (Acoustic information), the incoming call is sounded. Therefore, even if the display unit 21 cannot be directly viewed, for example, even if the terminal is out of reach, Can be immediately recognized, and it can be immediately determined whether or not to respond.

Further, by recording real voice information or music information of an arbitrary melody previously stored during the previous call with the same sender as the voice information, the sender can be more easily recognized. .

Although the above embodiment is an example in which the present invention is applied to a PHS terminal, the present invention is not limited to this. Of course, anything can be applied regardless of digital.

In addition, the present invention can be variously modified and implemented without departing from the gist thereof.

[0049]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, an incoming call is notified by a ringing tone corresponding to the caller by using the caller ID notification service, so that the caller can be immediately recognized upon receiving a call. it can.

According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the incoming call is notified by the caller's own voice at the time of an incoming call, so that the caller can be more easily recognized. .

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the present invention, the incoming call is notified by the music corresponding to the caller at the time of incoming call, so that the caller can be more easily recognized. Become.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, an incoming call is notified by a calling sound corresponding to the caller using the caller ID notification service, so that the caller can be immediately recognized at the time of an incoming call. .

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the fourth aspect of the invention, the fact that there is an incoming call and the caller of the incoming call are alternately sounded, so that the incoming call is more effectively notified. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view exemplifying the contents of a caller registration memory provided in a RAM of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing contents according to the embodiment;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Antenna 12 ... Transmission / reception part 13 ... Communication control part 14 ... Audio processing part 15 ... Speaker 16 ... Microphone 17 ... Control part 18 ... Storage device 18a ... Storage medium 19 ... RAM 19a ... Sender registration memory 20 ... Key input part 21 ... Display unit 22 ... Touch panel

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. Recording means for recording acoustic information unique to a caller in advance corresponding to caller identification information for identifying a caller, and search means for searching for the recording means by caller identification information obtained at the time of an incoming call. And a reproducing means for reproducing sound information corresponding to the caller identification information when the searcher finds the corresponding caller identification information. 2. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein said acoustic information is real voice information obtained from a call partner during a call. 3. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the acoustic information is music information. 4. A caller-specific acoustic information corresponding to caller identification information for identifying a caller is recorded and stored in advance, and the stored content is searched by the caller identification information obtained at the time of receiving a call. An incoming call alerting method for a telephone device, wherein when there is applicable caller identifying information, sound information corresponding to the caller identifying information is reproduced to make an incoming call alert sound. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the ring tone is played back alternately between the acoustic information and a normal ring tone.